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Maid's decomposed body found tied to tree in Tampines, allegedly killed by husband

The husband of a domestic helper, whose decomposed body was found tied to a tree, is suspected to have killed her.

The body of Madam Jonalyn Alvarez Raviz, 34, was found last September not far from a footpath along Tampines Road.

The Filipino's husband, Mr Raju Dhaly, who is from Bangladesh, had been working here as a maintenance worker.

He fled Singapore for Bangladesh a day after her death.

During the coroner's inquiry into her death yesterday, the court heard she had been working as a domestic worker for her most recent employer since October 2016, and had been married to Mr Raju since 2015.

He stayed in a dormitory and the couple would meet every Sunday.

Madam Raviz had told her employer she was in an unhappy marriage as her husband was abusive and often took all of her salary.

She had also wanted to divorce him because of his extramarital affairs.

Madam Raviz had planned to return to the Philippines without informing him.

Her employer also said Madam Raviz told her Mr Raju had threatened to kill her if she left him.

Court documents revealed that on Sept 2 last year, Mr Raju had boarded a train at Clementi carrying a yellow-strapped sling bag.

Madam Raviz left her employer's home in Pasir Ris around 8.30am that day.

The pair met at Pasir Ris bus interchange around 9am.

Around 3pm, they were seen walking out of Pasir Ris Park. They went to the MRT station to take a train to Tampines, and then took a bus.